Page 123 - Oxford Grammar for Schools 2 Student Book

Comparative and superlative

adjectives

I can recognize and use comparative and superlative adjectives.

Comparative adjectives

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mine are Worse than yours!

You're o\Aer
iS more
I think -footbal. ,, 'fivr t i
than me.
exciting than tennis. A
We use comparative adjectives when we compare two things, animals or people.
We often use the word than when we compare two things.Than often comes after the comparative
adjective.

Short adjective add -er long - longer slow - slower

delete -y
Short adjective ending in y happy - happier funny - funnier
add -ier
beautiful- more beautiful
Long adjective use more + adjective
exciting - more exciting
Short words ending vowel + double the consonant big - bigger hot -hotter
consonant and add -er

Short adjectives ending -e add -r nice -nicer white -whiter

There are a few irregular adjectives.
good- better bad- worse

*1 Work in pairs. Practise making * 2 Complete the sentences with the correct
comparatives. Student A, turn to page comparative adjective.
137. Student B, turn to page 139.
ÿ Manchester is big, but London is bigg er.
__
1 Mum was angry, but Dad was
if '<? uicker the comparative of lquick'? 2 This book is interesting, but that book is _
_
3 It's wet today, but yesterday was
Yes, it is.
4 This film is bad, but the other one is
5 John's picture is good, but Jack's is _
6 My mum is short, but my aunt is _

7 I was late this morning, but you were

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